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But their friends haven't finished yet. Some people watch the first part of the game and then go watch their friends cross the finish line. Also, the race used to start later, so the early game is probably an artifact of that.

So, it would be like an official scorer making decisions on fielding errors. It's a good idea, but I can also see the same kind of judgement call problems you get with errors. Teams make a lot of errors in part because they are able to get close enough to making plays because of good range. So, is it a good thing or a bad thing? With baserunning, the Tigers have a generally aggressive philosophy where they get more wins on the bases than other teams, but also more losses. So, is it a good thing or bad thing that they get thrown out more than other teams? I know there are times where obvious "mistakes" are made by coaches, but sometimes a coach can take a big risk and the player ends up being safe. How does the scorer decide? I can see where they might give coaches all the blame and players all the credit. I suppose you could have a statcast type thing where cameras inform how much of a risk/reward there is on every play and reward the coach/player according. But that is hard too because sometimes players make decisions on their own.

It's not ranked by stolen bases. The statistic includes all base running plays such as taking the extra base and being thrown out trying to do so as well as stolen bases. They are good at taking the extra base on hits, but they get thrown out a lot too. The baserunning sample is probably too small to be meaningful now.

Except for the pitching!

According to FanGraphs, the Tigers are 5th in pitching 15th in hittimg 21st in base running 28th in fielding That feels about right. Their fielding was better last year and their base running was a lot better. That's where they need to improve.

There is no ice. It has been drizzling most of the day, nothing heavy at all and the ground is barely damp. If it doesn't get heavy, they can play the game.

Take McGonigle out of the line-up and it looks like crap.

I agree. While I thik they wouldn't get a lot for him in a trade, I do not think he would be easily replaced.

I remember your opinion of McGonigle was not very good in Spring training. You didn't think he was ready.

yes, he is a good hitter when he gets going, but he has peaked as a fielder, so he's going to have to hit a lot to retain his value. He is stiff and injury prone and seems like someone who will not age well which is one of the main reasons I think he wouldn't bring much back in a trade.

McGonigle wasn't.

The park can affect pitching and hitting and even left field defense (because of the wall). It is not relevant to third base defense though.

He has been awesome, but the best five game stretch ever would have to have more than 32.2 IP.

True, but he didn't sign major free agents either...until he got Valdez. The bigger problem is that they aren't going to get anything major for Greene. He's got some value to a team, but he's not a star and he'll be getting more expensive.